If a mass is ejected from a system moving with a constant velocity ,in a direction opposite to the system's motion then what will be the direction of the thrust force acting on the system and how to decide the direction?
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msp
·2009-07-16 10:08:57
Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's Second and Third Laws. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction the accelerated mass will cause a proportional but opposite force on that system.